Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8153

  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 79°C
  • Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 145 Watt
Maximum core temperature 87°C vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 145 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
  • 4 more threads: 36 vs 32
  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2093 vs 1622
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38077 vs 30465
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 18 vs 16
Number of threads 36 vs 32
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2093 vs 1622
PassMark - CPU mark 38077 vs 30465

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8153
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1622
2093
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
30465
38077
Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 1622 2093
PassMark - CPU mark 30465 38077
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 736
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8900

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Broadwell
Launch date Q3'17 Q1'16
Place in performance rating 1047 1051
Processor Number 8153 E5-2697V4
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 87°C 79°C
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 16 18
Number of threads 32 36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
64 bit support
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB 1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 145 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S8S 2S
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)